NEW - Content changes --Includes a new chapter on the Process Approach to Project Management. NEW - Reorganization --"Life-cycle costing" is discussed after engineering economic analysis, while "project scheduling" has been moved towards the latter part of the text. NEW - Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) --Endorsed by The Project Management Institute, this material is referenced throughout the text. NEW - 30% new or revised problems. Concise and focused presentation --Easy-to-find central ideas located throughout the text. Analytic techniques --Presents the latest tools and techniques for evaluating and selecting projects. Case study --Builds case studies with continuing compounded information. Engineering economics --Contains fundamental concepts in project management.

Discussion questions and exercises --Reinforces key issues in each chapters.